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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-745-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-745-2024
Research article
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18 Jan 2024
Research article |  | 18 Jan 2024

Wind-driven emissions of coarse-mode particles in an urban environment

Markus D. Petters, Tyas Pujiastuti, Ajmal Rasheeda Satheesh, Sabin Kasparoglu, Bethany Sutherland, and Nicholas Meskhidze

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This work introduces a new method that uses remote sensing techniques to obtain surface number emissions of particles with a diameter greater than 500 nm. The technique was applied to study particle emissions at an urban site near Houston, TX, USA. The emissions followed a diurnal pattern and peaked near noon local time. The daily averaged emissions correlated with wind speed. The source is likely due to wind-driven erosion of material situated on asphalted and other hard surfaces.
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